Posted in For Writers on May 19th, 2010
Alice B. Acheson is a publicist for authors, among other things. She was the publicist for Clan of the Cave Bear and Old Turtle and the Broken Truth. Tonight she spoke at the Whatcom Writers and Publishers (WWP) meeting. She brought handouts. Yeah! The handouts included an author questionnaire that the publisher will ask for [...]
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Posted in Writing/Reading on Apr 27th, 2010
I recently enjoyed another Laura Kalpakian class at the local community college. Several things in the class jumped out at me as new information so I thought I would share with you. First, we were asked to research literary agents to find a suitable agent for our query letter. Several people mentioned the website of [...]
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Posted in For Writers on Apr 13th, 2010
The Book I don’t like to give bad reviews so this is going to be tough. I read Fiction is Folks: How to Create Unforgettable Characters by Robert Newton Peck. The Good Let me cover the good stuff first because there is plenty here that is good. First off Peck, as he refers to himself, [...]
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